Clinical Survey of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome | Mansoor | Global Journal of Health Science | CCSE

OBJECTIVE: Assess the prevalence ？of PEX and identify the associated glaucoma and ？cataract.？ STUDY DESIGN & METHODOLOGY: A sample of 6,650 patients (age ≥40 years) that attended the single ？ophthalmic private clinic for ？different complaints, for five years (January 2013 until January 2018), those diagnosed with ？PEX ？enrolled in this study, with a total number of 296 ？patients.？ RESULTS: ？14 (4.7%) patients with age from 40-49 years, 54(18.2%) from 50-？？59 years, 102 (34.5%) from ？？60-69 years, and 126(42.6%) equal or older ？than 70 years. Close sex frequencies were observed, ？with 153(51.7%) ？males, and 143(48.3%) females. In the current study, the prevalence of ？PEX ？was 4.45% (95% confidence interval (CI), ？？3.98-4.97). There was a statistically insignificant ？relationship between PEG ？or advanced glaucoma with age or sex, but cataract was ？significantly ？associated with older age and male sex.？ CONCLUSION: The prevalence of Pseudoexfoliation syndrome was 4.45%, with a sharp increase after the ？age ？of 50 years. Although the ？prevalence of PEG and advanced glaucoma increased with age, it ？was ？neither statistically associated with it, nor with sex？.？？ Cataract prevalence ？was associated ？with increased age and male sex.